Last year comedians Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears were sued for defamation of character by Tiffany's former friend, Trizah Morris, after Tiffany accused her of extortion in the wake of Trizah's son and daughter agreeing to drop their lawsuit against Aries and Tiffany [click here if you missed that].
Now Trizah has been ordered to pay Tiffany's legal fees...
From In Touch
Tiffany Haddish was awarded nearly $100,000 in legal fees from her former friend who accused the comedian and her team of defaming her, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Tiffany shut down the claims brought by Trizah Morris. An arbitrator determined that Trizah had no case against Tiffany and awarded the entertainer $95,198 in legal fees.
In Trizah’s childrens’ bombshell lawsuit, they claimed they were used by the comedians in inappropriate sketches that sexualized them. Tiffany and Aries denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
They claimed the lawsuit was a shakedown attempt. In September 2022, Trizah’s daughter dismissed the case.
Trizah said she suffered personally and professionally sue to the alleged false accusations. In response, Tiffany claimed Trizah signed a settlement agreement as part of the lawsuit brought by her children.
The comedian said a year after the deal was signed, which resolved all claims between the parties, she said Trizah tried to claim she was defamed BEFORE the deal was signed.
Tiffany argued that the deal signed by Trizah stated all issues would be resolved in arbitration. The court granted the entertainer’s request to move the case out of the public eye in November 2023.
The arbitrator determined that the settlement agreement signed by Trizah had released all claims against Tiffany — and therefore, she could not sue for defamation. Tiffany was awarded $95,000 in legal fees and Aries scored $50,000 in fees from Trizah.
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